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1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Bruno
Home stadiumIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsLost Grey Cup
Team MOPTony Champion
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORStephen Jordan
Uniform

The 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record and played in the 77th Grey Cup game. The team lost the highest scoring Grey Cup game in the trophy's history to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 43–40. Tony Champion set a franchise record for most touchdowns in one season with 15 and was the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Player.[1] Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two fewer than he scored in 1988.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
2 11 Curtis Bell WR Washington
2 12 Ernie Schramayr FB Purdue
3 19 Wayne Drinkwalter LB Thunder Bay Giants
4 27 Mark Brus TB Tulsa
5 35 Steve Blyth DT San Diego State
6 43 Sam Loucks TB McMaster
7 51 Pete Buchanan LB Nebraska
8 59 Bill Scollard P Saint Mary's

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
B June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–7 1–0
C July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–16 2–0

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Regular season

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Season standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 6 0 24 519 517 9–1 W4 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 0 14 369 428 5–5 L2 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 11 0 14 408 462 3–7 L7 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 4 14 0 8 426 630 3–7 W2 Details

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–15 1–0
2 2 July 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–22 2–0
3 3 July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–17 3–0
4 4 Aug 4 vs. BC Lions W 44–38 4–0
5 5 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–40 4–1
6 6 Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–40 5–1
7 7 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 14–37 5–2
7 8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–34 5–3
8 9 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–18 6–3
9 10 Sept 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–40 6–4
10 11 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 52–34 7–4
11 12 Sept 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–19 8–4
12 13 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–33 8–5
13 14 Oct 6 at BC Lions L 27–46 8–6
14 15 Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–21 9–6
15 16 Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–22 10–6
16 17 Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 45–14 11–6
17 18 Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 36–27 12–6

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Postseason

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Schedule

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Nov 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–10 1–0
Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 40–43 1–1

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Grey Cup

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Main article: 77th Grey Cup
Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14 3 10 40
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21 12 9 43

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Awards and honours

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1989 CFL All-Stars

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  • Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
  • Rocky DiPietro, Slotback
  • Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle
  • Jason Riley, Offensive Guard

References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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  3. ^ a b c "1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1989 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-12-24.